Convertible fork and spoon



Oct. 19 1926.

1,603,286 A. LARSON CONVERTIBLE FORK AND SPOON Filed Jan. 14, 1926 flTTOE-NEX ALBERT manson; or MINNEAPOLIS, 'MINNEsoTA.

CONVERTIBL F RKAND srooiv.

Application filed January 14, 1926. Serial No. 81,188.

My invention relates to a convertible fork and spoon, and the object is to further improve the structure covered by my United States Patents, Nos. 1,351,045 and 1,351,046,

of August 31st, 1920, as will hereinafter be fully set forth. V I

In the accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 is a top view of the device with the sections of the bowl held close together to be used as a spoon or dipper,- r a Fig. 2 is also a top'view but with the front parts of the device spread to resemble a fork as used either for a fork or asa stirring and beating device for batter used in cooking or baking.

Fig. 3 in Fig. 1. r

Referring to the drawing by reference numerals, the bowl of the device iscomposed of a middle member 5 and two side members 6, andthe handle is composed of a rigid middle bar? and two side bars 8.

The members .6 are pivoted at 9 tea plate 10 and have reari'vardlyextending arms 11 pivoted at 12. to the front ends of the rods 8. The rod 7 is firmly securedto the plate 10 by rivets 13 and the central memberb is likewise secured on said plate 10 by rivets 14. The rivets 13. may preferably be formed or pressed out of the front end portion of bar 7 in the same operation that flattens" said end portion.

The rear ends of the bars 8 are connected" by a preferably integrally formed and forwardly arched cross-bar 15 the middle of which is-firmly held in an eye 16 formed of the rear end portionof the rod 7;

From this description it will be understood that the crossbar 15 forms a spring the ends of which constantly .press in the direction of the lines 17 toward the front end of the spoon, with the result that wheneverthe joints 12, are closed inwardly be is a section about as on. line 33' yond said lines they will be thrown against the 1 bar 7. as at 18 in Fig. 2, and Will be held in that position with the members 6 spread, until the operator takes hold of the bars 8'slightly rearward of the joints 12 and spreads the joints outward beyond the lines 17, when the spring 15 will throw the members 6 against themember 5 and hold them in that position as long as desired.

I In this way the operator may for instance mix and beat batter with the device spread as in Fig. 2. andthen by spreading joints 12 cause the device to close as shown in Fig I 1 and be .nsedfor dipping the batter into the edges of the middle member, a' plate rigpans or molds as desired, thus usingb'utj idly'fixedto the middle member, a central handle bar also rigidly fixedjtosaid plate and extending rjearwardly, saidsidemembers being pivoted to the plate and having rearwardly projecting arms, a transversely arranged spring bar held by the rear end por- :tion of the central handlebar and having'at each'end av pushing rod piv'otally' connected to the arms of the side member in front of it, said spring exerting constant forward prei'sure on said push rods.

2. The structure specified in claim 1,.in

which the central handlebar has a loop or" eye holding the middle portion of the spring bar. I i Y i The structure specified in claim 1 in which the spring bar and the push bars are formed of one single piece ofwire, and each half of the spring bar is arched rearwardly.

' In testimony whereof I affix my signature. v ALBERT LARSON. 

